{"id":4304,"date":"2017-10-22T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T15:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adventurousretirement.com\/blog\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2018-11-24T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T18:08:40","slug":"ningaloo-reef-muiron-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventurousretirement.com\/blog\/ningaloo-reef-muiron-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Ningaloo Reef & Muiron Islands, Exmouth Underwater World"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wendy<\/a>Ningaloo Reef & Muiron Islands in Western Australia is one of our favorite parts of Australia trip.\u00a0 In my last post about this\u00a0Coastal World Heritage Area<\/a>, I told you about the Exmouth environment.\u00a0 We spent lots of time on the water; we did two days of boat dives.\u00a0 I promised to share a glimpse of the fantastic underwater environment, our dive experience, so here are the photos…<\/p>\n

On Land in Exmouth<\/h1>\n
\"Exmouth<\/a>

Exmouth Diving Centre shop<\/p><\/div>\n

The small town of Exmouth has few commercial establishments, and tour operators who specialize in snorkel trips to see the whales. We only found 2 dive operations between Ningaloo and Exmouth that do both. We chose Exmouth Diving Centre<\/a>, the original dive operation in the area. They are friendly, attentive, organized and professional.<\/p>\n

Ningaloo Reef & Muiron Islands –\u00a0Getting Ready to Dive<\/h1>\n
\"Exmouth<\/a>

Exmouth Diving Centre shop interior<\/p><\/div>\n

After reading so much about the great diving from Exmouth, and coming off of a great whale shark snorkel day with Exmouth Diving Centre, we were looking forward to diving with them.\u00a0 Meeting at the shop for a 7:30 check in, we assembled our gear and the dive masters drove us to the marina.<\/p>\n

While we were given a discount by Exmouth Diving Centre, this is a totally independent and honest review based on our experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the Marina in Exmouth<\/h2>\n
\"Exmouth<\/a>

Our Dive Boat<\/p><\/div>\n

After the divemasters loaded the boat, we boarded.<\/p>\n

\"Exmouth<\/a>

The equipment ready for boarding<\/p><\/div>\n

Heading Out<\/h2>\n
\"Exmouth<\/a>

Boarding the Exmouth Diving Centre’s boat<\/p><\/div>\n

We were off to the Muiron Islands. I was quite excited about going there, as everything I read touted its abundance of coral gardens \u2013 hard and soft, many dive sites, manta rays, turtles, sharks, nudibranchs, and much more.<\/p>\n

Our day on the water started with a 45 minute boat ride out to the dive sites at the Muiron Islands.<\/p>\n

Cruising to the Muiron Islands<\/h1>\n
\"Exmouth<\/a>

Exmouth to Muiron Islands, Western Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

We were entertained by the sea life.<\/p>\n

\"Exmouth<\/a>

Dolphin off Ningaloo Reef<\/p><\/div>\n

Diving Ningaloo Reef + Muiron Islands<\/h1>\n

What is most spectacular, unlike anything we have ever seen, is the multitude of fish.\u00a0\u00a0Swimming through many fish schools is amazing.\u00a0 We watched large schools of yellow juvenile barracuda.<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/a>

Reef Fish School<\/p><\/div>\n

The huge beds of live staghorn corals filled with sea life all around are like an amazing jungle beneath the sea.<\/p>\n

\"Ningaloo<\/a>

Staghorn Coral<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Soft <\/a>
Soft Corals <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Muiron <\/a>
Hard and Soft Corals <\/div> <\/div>
\"Soft <\/a>
Soft Corals <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

The\u00a0the hard and soft corals are so beautiful!<\/p>\n

\"Muiron<\/a>

Reef Coral and Fish<\/p><\/div>\n

Fish life everywhere – living in the corals!<\/p>\n

\"Muiron<\/a>

Adult and Juvenile Clownfish and Anemone<\/p><\/div>\n

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The plentiful and gigantic anemones with adult and baby clown fish!<\/p>\n

\"Muiron<\/a>

Starfish<\/p><\/div>\n

And the Mantas!<\/p>\n

\"Giant <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Giant <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\"Spiny<\/a><\/p>\n

Spiny Lobsters (or crayfish as the locals call them)<\/p>\n

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\"Giant<\/a>

Exquisite Giant Clam<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Blue<\/a>

Blue Spotted Stingray<\/p><\/div>\n

Ohh!\u00a0 And the Colorful Nuibranchs!<\/p>\n

\"Nudibranch\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Nudibranch\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"Nudibranch <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Nudibranch <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Muiron <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n
\"Puffer\"<\/a>

Puffer<\/p><\/div>\n

So many more …<\/p>\n

\"Jellyfish\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Reef <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Leopard <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Leaf <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Butterflyfish\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"Muiron <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Muiron <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

\"Wendy<\/a>And the caves \u2013 I did not go in. This is me swimming around while the rest of the divers went in.<\/p>\n

Exmouth Diving Centre<\/a> provided knowledgeable dive masters, lunch, snacks, drinks and lots of information about the underwater environment.<\/p>\n

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We had 2 great days of diving! We were sad to leave.\u00a0\u00a0For more about the Exmouth area, see my last post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h1>\n

\"Exmouth<\/a>The land environment is more natural; you can swim and snorkel from the beaches without risk of crocodiles like at Great Barrier Reef.\u00a0 The corals, big fish and small creatures are plentiful and beautiful at Exmouth\u2019s Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area.\u00a0 Exmouth is the best spot in Australia to see the gorgeous underwater living environment, spectacular beaches, and animals in nature.\u00a0 I highly recommend Exmouth, which is far away from hotels, bars, nightlife, stores, and crowds.\u00a0\u00a0If you are looking for a great company to take you diving or snorkeling, Exmouth Diving Centre gets my vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ningaloo Reef & Muiron Islands in Western Australia is one of our favorite parts of Australia trip.\u00a0 In my last post about this\u00a0Coastal World Heritage Area, I told you about the Exmouth environment.\u00a0 We spent lots of time on the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[345,379],"tags":[614,396,14,188,382,629,394,88,395,397,39,381,59,206,393,25,26,27,28,399,400,398],"class_list":["post-4304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia","category-ningaloo-reef","tag-boat-cruise","tag-divemaster","tag-diving","tag-dolphins","tag-exmouth","tag-exmouth-dive-centre","tag-fish","tag-international-travel","tag-manta-ray","tag-muiron-islands","tag-nature","tag-ningaloo-reef","tag-nudibranch","tag-outdoor-adventures","tag-scuba","tag-scuba-diving","tag-sea-adventures","tag-snorkeling","tag-travel","tag-wa","tag-western-australia","tag-world-heritage"],"yoast_head":"\nNingaloo Reef & Muiron Islands Underwater - 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